The club will provide all equipment necessary for the initial introductory course. After that members will be expected to purchase their own kit, as the supply of loan kit will be limited, especially when further introductory courses are running.
Member Training Kit
Weapons: Permissible
Rondel Dagger synthetic
HEMA longsword synthetic
Weapons: Desired
Rondel Dagger metal
HEMA longsword metal
Protection: Minimum required
HEMA level fencing mask suitable for longsword
Protection: Advised
Red Dragon Padded Swordman gloves or equivalent
Sparring Kit
Permissible Steel HEMA Swords
Regenyei
Kvetun
Sigi
Black Fencer
Black Armoury
Viktor Berbekucz
Malleus Martialis
Any buckler full steel or wood with a steel boss and rawhide edging
Permissible Synthetic HEMA Swords
Red Dragon
Black Fencer
Cold Steel Buckler
Head: Minimum required
HEMA level fencing mask suitable for longsword
Body: Minimum required
HEMA jacket or equivalent
Groin protection
Body: Advised
Plastron
Hands: Steel longsword sparring
SPES heavies or equivalent
Red Dragon Dreadnought gloves
Metal gauntlets
Hands: Steel arming sword sparring
Red Dragon HEMA Sparring Gloves or equivalent
Hands: Steel rapier sparring
Red Dragon Padded Swordmans gloves
Padded Rapier gloves
Hands: Synthetics
Red Dragon HEMA Sparring Gloves
Padded gloves
Arms: Minimum Required
Elbow protection
Arms: Advised
Forearm protection
Legs: Advised
Knee protection
Lower leg protection
Padded upper thigh protection